{"product_id":"the-brief-and-frightening-reign-of-phil-9781594481529","title":"The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e and the story collection \u003ci\u003eTenth of December\u003c\/i\u003e, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a profoundly strange country called Inner Horner, large enough for only one resident at a time, citizens waiting to enter the country fall under the rule of the power-hungry and tyrannical Phil, setting off a chain of injustice and mass hysteria.\u003cp\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e for the 21st century, this is an incendiary political satire of unprecedented imagination, spiky humor, and cautionary appreciation for the hysteric in everyone. Over six years in the writing, and brilliantly and beautifully packaged, this novella is Saunders' first stand-alone, book-length work--and his first book for adults in five years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2317070\"\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.08h x 5.04w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594481529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1594481520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC052000\"\u003eSatire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC055000\"\u003eDystopian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e is the Man Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTenth of December\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIn Persuasion Nation\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePastoralia\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCivilWarLand in Bad Decline\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Braindead Megaphone\u003c\/i\u003e; and a children's book, \u003ci\u003eThe Very Persistent Gappers of Frip\u003c\/i\u003e. His work appears regularly in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2006, he was awarded a MacArthur Foundation genius grant. In 2000, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003enamed him one of the Best Writers Under 40. He is a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction. He teaches at Syracuse University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699324981485,"sku":"9781594481529","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b57f418d-d603-475f-aa4e-5c64c6448f8c.jpg?v=1649915689","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-brief-and-frightening-reign-of-phil-9781594481529","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}